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Social media provides a new environment that makes it possible to carefully edit the image you want to project of yourself. A study from Lund University in Sweden suggests that many people are prepared to pay to ”filter out” unfavorable information. Economists Håkan Holm and Margaret Samahita have investigated how we curate our social image on the web using game theory. Previous studies have been

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/people-are-willing-pay-curate-their-online-social-image - 2026-06-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. How do you make the regional craft beer industry more sustainable? Through direct collaboration with the sector to create “hyperlocal” solutions say researchers from LUCSUS who are growing hops at a local brewery in Skåne, Sweden. The aim is to test ways to decrease greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to regional,

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/researchers-are-testing-new-ways-make-your-beer-more-sustainable - 2026-06-23

LUCSUS research tackles complex sustainability challenges, from the local to the global scale. Last year, in 2025, our researchers participated in many events and forums to present their work, including in conferences, panel debates and meetings – often in collaboration with actors outside of academia. LUCSUS outreach work aims to contribute to policy and drive social change. Global Health Symposi

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/creating-impact-across-globe-2025 - 2026-06-23

Britta Padberg (PhD), tidigare ansvarig för Center for Interdisciplinary Research vid Bielefeld University i tolv år och föreståndare för The New Institute i Hamburg, har varit här på Pufendorf IAS sedan slutet av augusti på en fyra veckor lång forskningsvistelse. Vi känner henne sedan tidigare: Britta Padberg var en del av vår utvärderingspanel under 2024 och besökte oss både i maj och i oktober

https://www.pi.lu.se/artikel/valkommen-tillbaka-till-pufendorfinstitutet-britta-padberg - 2026-06-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Agriculture is critical to achieving many of the Sustainable Development Goals. New research from Lund University shows that researchers, policymakers, and farmers in Europe currently have different, often conflicting priorities for sustainable agriculture. The researchers propose a way forward built on shared priorit

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/identifying-common-ground-sustainable-agriculture-europe - 2026-06-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “When I see the ideal father role today, I see a copy of the motherhood myth. I am concerned that men are about to end up where many women have been in relation to parenthood, never satisfied and always feeling that they should have done more”, says developmental psychologist Elia Psouni. Elia Psouni. Photo: Ulrika Or

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/gender-equal-dads-risk-falling-womens-trap - 2026-06-23

How will AI and automation change the way societies tax, spend, and sustain welfare? A new book by LUSEM researchers explores the future of taxation in a digital world. Artificial intelligence, automation, and increased labour mobility are reshaping how states can collect taxes. A new open-access anthology by researchers at LUSEM takes an interdisciplinary look at how digitalisation is transformin

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/exploring-future-taxation-digital-era - 2026-06-24

An increasing number of young women are choosing to pursue higher education, both in Sweden and internationally. An increasing number of young women are entering higher education, both in Sweden and internationally. We asked Maria Stanfors, professor of Economic history, to comment on this intriguing trend.Historically, men have enrolled in higher education to a greater extent than women. However,

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/women-pursue-higher-education-more-men - 2026-06-23

As the year draws to a close, we look back on a selection of activities, results, and achievements at LUSEM and across Lund University. How often do you get to be the best in the world at something? Even more meaningful when it's for leading the way in sustainability — as Lund University was recently ranked #1 globally by QS.There we can probably leave the broader LU perspective behind and focus s

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/2025-comes-close - 2026-06-23

IndiCell, short for Individualized Cell Therapy, is a national initiative in Sweden to speed up the development of advanced therapies that can help treat or cure a range of diseases and medical conditions. The project, led by researchers at the Lund Stem Cell Center at Lund University, is now celebrating its second anniversary. Launched in 2021 with funding from Vinnova, the Swedish Innovation Age

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/innovation-environment-customised-stem-cell-treatments-turns-two - 2026-06-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In the past decade, knowledge of how lifestyle affects our genes, a research field called epigenetics, has grown exponentially. Researchers at the Lund University Diabetes Centre have summarised the state of scientific knowledge within epigenetics linked to obesity and type 2 diabetes in a review article published in

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/how-lifestyle-affects-our-genes - 2026-06-23

In the past decade, knowledge of how lifestyle affects our genes, a research field called epigenetics, has grown exponentially. Researchers at the Lund University Diabetes Centre have summarised the state of scientific knowledge within epigenetics linked to obesity and type 2 diabetes in a review article published in the scientific journal Cell Metabolism. Epigenetic mechanisms (see fact box) cont

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-lifestyle-affects-our-genes-review - 2026-06-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Tuesday September 11 at 4-5:30 pm at Gamla Kirurgen R236 Dr. Martin J. Bayly will give a talk entitled "Taming the Imperial Imagination: How the British Came to Know Afghanistan and Why it Matters" Abstract of the talk:Colonial knowledge played a key role in shaping the practices of colonial rule in South Asia and

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/lecture-british-colonial-administrators-afghanistan - 2026-06-23

By invading Ukraine, Russia is not only violating international law - it is also preventing people in Ukraine from enjoying the most basic human rights, such as the right to health care, medicine and education. Lena Halldenius and Jessica Almqvist, both professors of human rights and coordinators of Lund University's new profile area Human Rights in a Polarised World, answer four questions about h

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/war-ultimate-violation-human-rights - 2026-06-23

Researchers at Lund University want to use AI methods, population registers, mobile data and novel data sources to develop and evaluate applications that can be used to detect and combat pandemics in the future. A large collaborative project is funded by Vinnova, Sweden’s innovation agency. During the corona pandemic, it has been necessary for the authorities to act quickly and use available popul

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ai-help-combat-future-pandemics - 2026-06-23

At this ClimBEco summer meeting, mostly held online but with parallel in-person workshops in Gothenburg, Lund and Malmö, was themed around one of humanities ultimate equalizers; that of food. The way we produce, move and use food globally has important implications on just about every challenge we currently face in the world, reflected in the overall title of the summer meeting. To start off the e

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/summary-climbeco-summer-meeting-2021-food-andeverything-else - 2026-06-23

At this ClimBEco summer meeting, mostly held online but with parallel in-person workshops in Gothenburg, Lund and Malmö, was themed around one of humanities ultimate equalizers; that of food. The way we produce, move and use food globally has important implications on just about every challenge we currently face in the world, reflected in the overall title of the summer meeting. To start off the e

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/summary-climbeco-summer-meeting-2021-food-andeverything-else - 2026-06-23

Sabine Konings’ Ph.D. project sheds light on the role of different genetic variants of apolipoprotein E in early Alzheimer’s disease development. January 27, she defends her thesis. In this interview, she shares the most important findings as a Ph.D. student in the Experimental Dementia group. Tell us about your research! Apolipoprotein E4 (ApoE4) is the major genetic risk factor for developing la

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-sabine-konings - 2026-06-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new agreement has been negotiated with the scientific publisher Elsevier. The agreement means that researchers and students at Lund University will once again have access to the 2 000 research journals from Elsevier and, as of 1 January 2020, also the opportunity to publish in open access at no extra cost in the pub

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-agreement-elsevier - 2026-06-23

The Faculty of Social Sciences and the School of Economics and Management (LUSEM) offer a course for those who are planning to apply for docent (associate professor/reader) in the near future. The course is seminar-based and designed to be inspirational, but also to provide useful knowledge about the research process and academia in general. Participants are also provided with an intensive version

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/becoming-docent-joint-course-faculty-social-sciences-and-lusem-0 - 2026-06-23